Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-19
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
rwENTY-EIGH TH sEssIoN-FoRTY-
/, SEVENTH DAY.
SENATE.

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FRIDAY, February is, 1887
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock A. M, the Presi-
dent i'll the chair.
THE first order of business was the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the enacting clause
was stricken from Clunie's insurance bill mo.
59). Clunie read a petition from citizens of
Truckee, asking for the passage of the bill,
which he said was fair sample of letters re-
ceived from citizens OF ali portions OF the state
He thought that if the motion 10 reconsider
should prevail and he be allowed to perfect the
bill, he felt certain it would pass.
MI. Wilson said l certainly do not wish to
prolong the discussion on this bill, but desire
to say in the first place, as the makero of the
motion to strike out the enacting clause, GER
tainly did not intend any disrespect to my friend
the Senator from San Francisco. have always
looked upon that bill as having been introduced
by the Senator bg request. think it is so stated
on the bill and 1t is in the records that the
bill was introduced BY request. but irrespective
of that fact, it does seem 10 me, it would be no
disrespect to the author OF the BILL if the bill is
a bad one, 10 vote out the enacting clause. So
far as argument is concerned, the matter has
been very fully heard 1t has already taken up
two days OF the session, and if the matter were
reconsidered it would take up probably two
days longer and there would not be Senator
upon this floor any more fully eonyersant
with the facts of the case than they
are now. In fact, it seems to me,
there has been ample opportunity
to present all the arguments upon both sides of
this case think this bill has been the Banquo's
fed that there are very few Senator's upon this
floor who are not ready now to exclaim,
" Avaunt, ard quit my sight" l feel that we
do not want to take up any more time OF the
Senate in this matter and especially as the
session of the Legislature is drawing to close;
there are many bills of far greater Importance
than this The Senate has already decided that
thisbill is a bad one, and has stricken out the
enacting clause. and it does seem to me it is
useless waste of time to take up the bill again
and discuss 1t to the detriment OF other import
AZ hf1gf nv fEtrn do
tainly hope the motion to reconsider viii not
prevail.
The roll was called on the previous question,
and by vote OF 10 ayes to % noes, the Senate
refused TO restore the enacting clause.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Agriculture-S b. 1856, creating an additional
Agricultural District (Solana and Napa); do
pass.
udiciary-Substitute for s. B. 81, providing
for the redemption of the funded Indebtedness
of Sacramento City; do pass,
Roads and Highways. B. S65, relating to
road taxes; do not pass. Also, minority report
in favor of its passage.
Labor and Capitals. 3. 2i7, providing for the
amicable settlement of disputes between en-
ployers and employees, and to provide for State
Board OF Arbitration; no recommendation.
Also, S. B. Is, regulating the hours of labor on
street railroads in cities OF 10000 inhabitants;
no recommendation.
City, County and Township Governments-A.
b. 40. relating 10 the construction OF sewers and
Sidewalks IN municipalities 90 DaSs. Also, A
b. 1876, relating TO the incorporation of the town
of Santa Barbara; do pass. Also, s. B. lS9, re-
iating 10 the incorporation OF the town of
Eureka;-do pass. Also S. B. 395, creating the
county OF san Leandro. Also, A. b. DDS; DO
pass.
A message was received from the Assembly
announcing the passage of Assembly bills %,
1876, 1T9 and PIT, which were referred
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Crandail- To prohibit the use of false
labels aDdto protect manufactures.
By Rose Providing for the deficiency in the
appropriation for the uses of the Forestry Com
mission Tor the 3Sth fiscal year.
BY Misunderstanding for the deficiency in ap-
pfopriations for costs of suits to which the State
is party for the 3oth fiscal year. -tSae
By wilson Relating to the counting of ballots
at elections.
By Roth-RelatiDg to the laying out, altering
etc, of roads and highways.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
S. B. 3S3. to protect life and property against
the careless and malicious use or handling of
dynamite and other explosives Passed
S. b. 240, transferring certain MONEYS in the
state Treasury. Passed.
S. B, 2s4, approprlaling $4,000 for the cree
ton of additional buildings for the use of the
chronic insane. Passed.
AT Il ~ the Senate took recess until 1880 P. N.
Afternoon Session.
The select committee, to which had been re-
ferred S b. 3S9, with instructions to make GER
tain amendments, reported the same. and the
bill prohibiting Chinese slavery was read the
third time and ordered re-engros,ed.
S. b. 3S7, to provide for permanent improve
mcnts at the Home for Predetermined Children,
was read the second time.
Moffitt asked and obtained leave to withdraw
Senate bills Nos. and 12S and Murphy was
granted leave to withdraw Senate bill No 2ll.
S. B. 35i, relating to an appropriation for the
preservation of fish flor the 37th fiscal year.,
was read the first time.
A. B. $ss. appropriating $4,000 for improve
ments at the Veterans Home. Read the first
time.
A. B. 172, providing for the support of the
Veterans Home. Read the first time.
S. B. S4l, defining grand larceny Read the
first time
White called up s. B. q repeating Section 1922
doctrine of riparian rights Amended so as to
provide that vested rights shall not be interfered
with.
Langford and Dray spoke against the bill, and
White and Boggs in its favor.
The bill passed by the following vote:
Ayes = Abbott, Boggs, Bowers, Briceland
Byrnes Caminetti, Ciunie, Crlmmins, Gesford
Goucher, Hall, Jones, Lenahan, Mccarthy, Nc
Cudden, Mcdonald. Meaney,. Mofitt, Murphy
Patterson, Pinder. Rose. Roth, Spellacy, Sulli-
van Walrath, White Iell-2S.
Noes = Chandler, Conklin, Crandall, Dixon,
Dray, Haynes, Hinshaw. Langford, Sargent,
Steele, NroOman, WilsOn-l2
The next business in order was ;. B. 90, pro-
viding for the stamping of manufactured goods,
After some debate, the previous question was
demanded. This was Crandalfs motion TO
amend by providing that the provisions of the
bill shall not apply to the products of agricult-
ure, vitcultuIe or lumber The amendment
was lost
The roll was then called on the passage of the
bill with the following result:
Ayes-Bnwers. Brieeland, Byrnes, Caminetti,
Clunie, Crimmins, Gesford, Goucher, Jones,
Lenahan Mccarthy. McCudden, Mcdonald,
Meaney, Moflitt Murphy Pinder, Rose, Roth,
Sargent, Spellacy, Sullivan, Walrath White,
Noes-Abbott Boggs, Conkling, Crandall,
Dixon, Dray, Hall, Haynes. Hinshaw, Langford,
Patterson, Steele Nroeman-13
Yrooman changed his vote to aye, and gave
notice of motion to reconsider
Clunie moved to take up out OF order S. B. 491.
TO prevent fraud and imposition in the stamping
of manufactured goods.
Vrooman moved to amend by taking up 5. B.
294 relating TO corporations.
Warath moved TO further amend by taking
up S. B. 81, to provide for the impounding of
mining debris.
Rose offered as q substitute motion to take
up S. b. ls6, relating TO the State Board of Hort
ieuiture.
Steele moved to indefinitely postpone the
whole matter. Carried.
Caminetti moved that a subcommittee of the
Committee on Elections be authorized to visit
San Francisco and take testimony in the G ude-
Mcdonald contest.
Murphy opposed the motion, on the ground
that the contestant had not properly brought his
case before the committee and there was no tes-
timony to take.
Caminetti referred to the Ryland-Conk
case, in which the contestant was Democrat,
and said that different rule had been followed
by the committee. He. for one, believed in CIV
ing a Republican contestant equally as fair
hearing as a Democrat
Clunie denied that the committee had invoked
a different rule in the one case from that
adopted in the other.
Gesford also opposed sending a committee
abroad to take testimony.
Caminetti, replying to certain statements made
by Clunie, declared the assertion that he had
absented himself from the Senate, under pre-
tense of Illness, for the purpose of avoiding vot
ing on certain bills as absolutely false. He fur
ther explained the proceedings had before the
committee 10 the GUIDE Mcdonald case. and said
he would leave the matter for the Senate 10 de-
termine as il might see fit.
On call of the roll Caminetti's motion was
lost by vote of 10 ayes to % noes (many Re-
in far